Ministering to Tomorrow’s Leaders The June mountain air was charged with a contagious energy of enthusiasm and anticipation as 100 young adults filled the carpeted upstairs lounge of the Big Lake Youth Camp (BLYC) lodge. Introductions were made of veteran and new staff alike. From... Read more
Members Offer Hot Breakfast During Record Cold Members of the Beit Shalom Balevav Jewish-Adventist Congregation expressed amazement as they met on Jan. 14. Plans laid months earlier seemed providential as record-breaking cold weather descended on Vancouver, Wash. Read more
Albany Church Gathers ‘Coats For Folks’ Twelve years ago Albany (Ore.) Church members Curtis and Joy Miller founded a local mission outreach program, which they named Compassion in Action (CIA), providing necessities for the less fortunate citizens of the Albany community. Diapers, form... Read more
Milo Student Chaplain Challenges Pastors and Teachers Milo Adventist Academy student chaplain and junior Kiana Brusett addressed the pastors and teachers of the Oregon Conference on Jan. 3 at Together as One, the second gathering of church ministers and ministers of education. Read more
Remembering Lois Rowe Friends and family of Lois Votaw Rowe gathered on Dec. 18, 2016, celebrating a life dedicated to Jesus and serving others. They filed into the Grants Pass (Ore.) Church sanctuary to remember a remarkable lady. Stories were shared, a message was re... Read more
Southern Oregon Gets Foretaste of 'Latter Rain' God blessed abundantly in drawing people to each of the Unlock Revelation seminars in southern Oregon. Twelve Adventist churches participated simultaneously during October and early November 2016, and early reports show more than 60 baptisms havee... Read more
Lebanon Ministers With Ice Cream, Game Shows When building relationships with fellow church members and visitors, the best place to begin is on common ground. With that in mind, the Lebanon (Ore.) Church recently hosted a homemade ice cream and game show social focusing on building a sense o... Read more
Lord Leads to Debt-Free Lents Activity Center Lents Church members, former pastors and official guests spent time Dec. 10, 2016, recalling the process involved in building their Lents Activity Center (LAC) in Portland, Ore. The building loan was paid off five years early. Read more
Parent Brings Ellis Island to Life for CGCS Students Psalm 146:9 says, "The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow but he frustrates the ways of the wicked." Inspired by that text and the ongoing political campaigns that have dominated our country this year, parent... Read more
